ส่าย

sàai

Meanings

1NounA2

[to] shake; sway side to side

to move something from side to side; to shake or wag (e.g., head, tail, object)

Examples

หมาmăaหมาmăa1dog2dog (insult)ส่ายsàaiส่ายsàai1[to] swing/wave (object) side to side2[to] shake; sway side to side3[to] shake one’s head (no)หางhăangหางhăang1tail (of an animal)2tail-like part; trailing end3rear; back end4[to] follow; tail (slang/colloquial)5classifier: tail-like things; long trailing partsเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asเจ้าของjâo kŏngเจ้าของjâo kŏng1owner; proprietor2holder; bearer3the person concerned; rightful party
The dog wags its tail when it sees its owner.
2NounA2

[to] shake one’s head (no)

to indicate denial, refusal, or disagreement by shaking the head from side to side

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillส่ายหน้าsàai nâaส่ายหน้าsàai nâa[to] shake one's headแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatไม่เอาmâi aoไม่เอาmâi ao1[to] not take; not want; refuse; decline2[!] no; I don't want (it); pass
He shook his head and said no.
3NounB1

[to] swing/wave (object) side to side

to move an object side to side repeatedly, often to signal or to distribute (e.g., sifting) in some contexts

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseส่ายsàaiส่ายsàai1[to] swing/wave (object) side to side2[to] shake; sway side to side3[to] shake one’s head (no)ตะแกรงdtà-graengตะแกรงdtà-graeng1grating; mesh; grid; rack; grill2sieve; strainerให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitแป้งbpâaengแป้งbpâaeng1flour; starch (for cooking)2dough; batter (colloquial)3powder (cosmetic; talc)ร่อนrônร่อนrôn1[to] glide; soar; drift2[to] sift; sieve3[to] wander; drift around4[to] pan (for gold)5[to] scatter; fling aboutละเอียดlá-ìiatละเอียดlá-ìiat1fine; minute; tiny (texture/particles)2detailed; thorough3refined (opposite of crude)4delicate; sensitive; subtleก่อนอบgòn òpก่อนอบgòn òp1before baking; pre-bake (modifier)2before bakingเค้กkékเค้กkékcake (sweet baked dessert)
Mom shakes the sieve side to side to sift the flour finely before baking the cake.

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